An abroad-based Nigerian man has sparked a wave of reactions online with his humorous response to experiencing a blackout overseas after 35 years of living there.
The man, identified as @BolanleA4 on X (formerly Twitter), took to the platform to share his astonishment and amusement at the situation, drawing comparisons to power outages in Nigeria.
In his post, the man humorously remarked, “NEPA don carry light,” a phrase commonly used in Nigeria.
He noted that this was only the second time he had experienced a power outage in 35 years.
Unlike in Nigeria, where generators are often used to cope with blackouts, he mentioned that there was no generator available, meaning he and others would have to endure the night without electricity.
“Nepa don carry light ……2nd time in 35 years…There is no gen, so we shall just go to bed.
Accompanying his post was a picture showing his environment in darkness, emphasizing the unusual occurrence.
However, @BolanleA4 did not mention the country where the blackout happened.
Netizens Reactions…
@MbaguPeter said: “2nd time in 35 years? God abeg oooooo.
“We can't even see uninterrupted power supply for a while day in this nation.
“All this uninterrupted power supply way una dey enjoy for this developed nations, the story dey be us like say na fiction.
“I hate coming from Nigeria.”
@paulblood777 said: “Hahaha. Not me checking around to see if my neighbour's noisy caburator of a gen is still on. We've gone deaf with the high pitch vibrations sent by an obsolete, oil reeking machine. It's me pretending not to even perceive the choking CO fumes generated. God save the land.”
@thinkerscornerr said: “This must be very uncomfortable for a lot of people having not experienced this before, the kind of feeling i have when there is light for 2 or 3 days. I get uncomfortable, paranoid as if something bad is about to happen.”
@BolanleA4 said: “Power outages may occur as a result of bad weather (torrential rain, lightning, or wind) damaging the infrastructure, but that is not a regular occurrence.”
@OdionPelumi said: “This can't be Nigeria.
If it were NIGERIA the narrative would be “Nepa don carry for minimum of 105,000 time in this 35 years.”
@Mc_bachelor1 said: “Our community had light twice in the last 35 years.” @Cupcakegirlie00 said: “U have spent 35 years outside of Nigeria and u still call them nepa ♀️.”
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